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DICE Prizes

Generous bequests made in 1995, and another in 2007, have enabled DICE to establish three annual prizes for the best of its students. In addition students of DICE created the Ellya Mustafa Prize, named after a student who sadly passed away in 2011.

 

Maurice Swingland Prize

This prize is awarded to the best postgraduate student taught by DICE in its postgraduate programmes involving coursework and dissertation. The prize is judged on coursework and dissertation marks, the extent to which the student used their time at DICE for personal development and the contribution of the student to the wellbeing of DICE. The Maurice Swingland Prize is named after the late father of Ian Swingland, DICE's Founder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiona Alexander Prize

This prize is awarded to the best postgraduate student completing an MSc, MPhil or PhD by research in DICE. The prize is judged on thesis quality, time to submission, examiners' reports, the extent to which the student used their time at DICE for personal development and the contribution of the student to the wellbeing of DICE. The prize is named after Fiona Alexander, the daughter of Sandy, our former University Treasurer, and Meg Alexander.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worcester Prize for DICE

This prize will be awarded annually to the best undergraduate student taught by DICE on any of its courses. This prize will be judged on the basis of the following criteria: all module marks, taking into account difficulties and challenges faced by the student in fieldwork, laboratory techniques or other aspects of the course; the contribution of the candidate as an undergradaute student to personal development and progress; and, contribution of the student to the general wellbeing of the class and of DICE. The prize has been made by the Chancellor of the University of Kent, Sir Robert Worcester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellya Mustafa Staff Award

The Ellya Mustafa Prize, was created by DICE students to recognize the efforts of staff members towards the DICE mission and the student experience at DICE. The prize is the most recent DICE award, having been awarded for the first time in 2011, and is attributed through direct vote from all DICE students. The award is named after Ellya Hafidzah Haji Mustafa, a conservationist from Brunei, who completed her MSc in Conservation Biology at DICE in 2006/2007. Ellya passed away in January 2011 due to sudden illness and this prize is a homage to her organized by her fellow DICE colleagues.